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, Volume 73, Issue 1, pp 187–205 | Cite as

Smooth curves on a cone which pass through its vertex

  • David B. Jaffe
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Abstract

We obtain results concerning the existence of smooth curves on the cone over a (possibly singular) plane curve. As an application, these results are used to prove the existence of certain smooth space curves which are the set-theoretic complete intersection of a cone with some other surface.

Keywords

Tangent Vector Smooth Curve Complete Intersection Tangent Line Characteristic Zero 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • David B. Jaffe
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  1. 1.Department of Mathematics and StatisticsUniversity of NebraskaLincolnUSA

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